Neighbor Monique Girouard spotted the duo near her Plantation Drive home, and she tried to catch the pig.

“All the neighbors came out and said that we should eat the pig,” she said. “I said, ‘No! I'm not letting you cook him. That's somebody's pet.' ”

After multiple attempts, Girouard finally cornered the pig and put him in a dog kennel. The quacking duck trailed them, settling next to the pig's temporary pen.

“The duck just sat there right with the pig,” she said. “I went out and fed the pig Lucky Charms and hot dogs and bread. I tried to feed the duck, but he wouldn't eat. It was like, ‘No! You've got my friend trapped. I'm not going to eat.' ”

Girouard posted the unusual pair's picture on the Lost Pets of Terrebonne Parish Facebook page, helping to reunite them with their human family within a day.

The pig was bought as a pet about two years ago; the duck, an Easter present, joined the family about two months later, Glisson said.

Ducks are social birds, according to the website ducksaspets.org, and thrive when they have an animal companion — though that's typically taken to mean another duck.

The duck has devoted himself to the pig since the two met, she said.

“He'll pick bugs off the pig,” she said. “He'll bathe the pig.”

Porkie, however, remains indifferent to his wing man, Glisson said.

“He'll roll around in the mud, and the duck will just follow,” he said. “The duck remains faithful to the pig.”

<p>Imagine looking out your window and seeing a duck and pig toddling down the street — a pair of unlikely critters who were clearly traveling together.</p><p>That's the sight that greeted residents of a Bourg neighborhood last week. </p><p>Duckie and Porkie escaped from their backyard home June 24 through an open gate, said Angel Glisson of Bourg.</p><p>“The duck follows the pig around everywhere,” Glisson said. “The duck really cares about the pig.”</p><p>Neighbor Monique Girouard spotted the duo near her Plantation Drive home, and she tried to catch the pig.</p><p>“All the neighbors came out and said that we should eat the pig,” she said. “I said, 'No! I'm not letting you cook him. That's somebody's pet.' ”</p><p>After multiple attempts, Girouard finally cornered the pig and put him in a dog kennel. The quacking duck trailed them, settling next to the pig's temporary pen.</p><p>“The duck just sat there right with the pig,” she said. “I went out and fed the pig Lucky Charms and hot dogs and bread. I tried to feed the duck, but he wouldn't eat. It was like, 'No! You've got my friend trapped. I'm not going to eat.' ”</p><p>Girouard posted the unusual pair's picture on the Lost Pets of Terrebonne Parish Facebook page, helping to reunite them with their human family within a day.</p><p>The pig was bought as a pet about two years ago; the duck, an Easter present, joined the family about two months later, Glisson said.</p><p>Ducks are social birds, according to the website ducksaspets.org, and thrive when they have an animal companion — though that's typically taken to mean another duck.</p><p>The duck has devoted himself to the pig since the two met, she said.</p><p>“He'll pick bugs off the pig,” she said. “He'll bathe the pig.”</p><p>Porkie, however, remains indifferent to his wing man, Glisson said.</p><p>“He'll roll around in the mud, and the duck will just follow,” he said. “The duck remains faithful to the pig.”</p>